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Anchorage Assembly tables ordinance that would’ve allowed on-site marijuana smoking

ByPot Shop News

August 27, 2025

[#item_full_content] Members voted 7 to 3 to postpone the ordinance indefinitely, with some citing Anchorage voters’ rejection of a similar ballot proposition in 2020. Read More

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